Got the Guts? Don't Leave After School! [Please Bookmark and Send Flowers!]

Didn't you, Tsunade, like gambling? Play to your interests—let's have a bet, then.

Don't let Tsunade being only five fool you. The little girl already liked taking bundles of cash from home and heading into the Casino to gamble!!!

Could you imagine a little girl just a few years old carrying a sack of money and sneaking into a Casino to gamble with grown-ups?

Gambling and drinking were Tsunade's two biggest hobbies.

Because of that, once Tsunade grew up, she owed no shortage of debts. No matter where she went, creditors would be waiting for her.

"A bet?!"

Tsunade's two delicate brows furrowed slightly as she looked at Hiko with suspicion. "How are we betting?"

Of course Tsunade liked gambling, but she hadn't expected Hiko to make such a proposal. The two of them would have a wager—if she won, he would do as she said; if he lost, he could go cool off somewhere else.

"Anything!!!"

Hiko smiled faintly and yawned. Deliberately, he said, "If you dare, then come on. If you don't, go cool off somewhere else and stop wasting my time."

"You think I'd be scared?!"

Sure enough, Tsunade couldn't stand being provoked, especially when it came to gambling. Her already wide eyes immediately widened even further, making people worry that something might happen to them. She looked a little frightening.

Girls with big eyes were beautiful, but once those eyes got too big, it stopped being cute and became scary!!!

Tsunade's eyes were already huge normally. When she glared and forced them even wider, she could make people jump.

"It's a deal!!! Don't leave after school!!!"

Tsunade didn't think she would lose. A bet was a bet—who was afraid of whom?!

"Got it. Hurry back to your seat. I want to sleep."

"The school isn't yours. What does it have to do with you where I sit?!"

"..."

Looking at Tsunade's proud expression, like a little peacock who believed she had gotten the better of him, Hiko's eyelid twitched. He shook his head and lay down on his desk.

Tsunade was right. The school wasn't his, and wherever she wanted to sit was her business. He had no right to interfere. If anyone was going to deal with it, it would be Teacher. As for whether Teacher would actually do anything... well, that was highly questionable.

"Ahem."

Very soon, Teacher entered the classroom. He glanced at Hiko, who was lying on his desk sleeping, and sighed helplessly. Then he looked at Tsunade sitting beside him and said nothing.

That wasn't Tsunade's seat, but there were plenty of empty seats in the classroom, and the seat beside Hiko happened to be vacant.

Wherever Tsunade wanted to sit, she could sit. The title of the Senju family's Eldest Brother was quite useful; under normal circumstances, Teacher was unwilling to offend Tsunade.

But... was my class really that uninteresting? Uchiha Hiko, why do you keep dozing off in my lessons?

"Haah~~~"

Although he was exhausted, after Teacher entered the classroom, Hiko obediently slapped his face to wake himself up. He sat properly, forced himself to stay alert, and prepared to listen.

Most of what was taught in class was probably just meant to fool little kids, but Hiko still had to listen. You couldn't become fat in one bite; you had to take the road one step at a time.

As for fantasies about transmigrating and immediately learning all kinds of S-rank and A-rank Ninjutsu, Hiko could only say: keep dreaming.

Not even Tsunade received that kind of treatment.

It was true that ninjas from large clans could receive the clan's training, but no major clan would recklessly haul out piles of scrolls for you to study. Otherwise, who would bother working hard on missions to earn Contribution Points and exchange them for the right to learn Ninjutsu?

"Hoo~~~"

"Hoo~~~"

Hiko forced himself to sit upright and prepare for class, but snoring came from the other side of the room. There was no need to ask who the owner of that snoring was—it was Jiraiya!!!

At this time, Jiraiya was much like Naruto would be later on: inattentive in class, lecherous, fond of peeking at women bathing, and always dozing off or sleeping during lessons. He was one of Teacher's problem children.

His strengths were hard to spot, while his flaws came in heaps, yet he had somehow caught the Third Hokage's eye. It had to be said that the Third Hokage had incredible judgment.

"Eh~~~"

Tsunade let out a surprised sound. Jiraiya sleeping was perfectly normal—when had This Guy ever not been like that? He was stupid as hell too, at least in Tsunade's eyes. But Hiko had suddenly changed, which surprised her.

Like Orochimaru, Hiko's parents had also passed away. Their circumstances were similar, but the difference was that Hiko belonged to the Uchiha clan. Even after his parents were gone, he still had the clan to look after him. Orochimaru did not; he was one of the Civilian Ninja, and he could only rely on himself for everything.

In the entire class, the entire grade—no, in the whole Ninja Academy—there was no student more dedicated than Orochimaru.

The old Hiko had been just like Jiraiya. In class, he was either sleeping or dozing off on his way to sleep. Now, however, he had undergone a dramatic transformation. Even his personality seemed to have changed, leaving people astonished.

"Alright, class begins!!!"

Teacher felt there was nothing left to say to Jiraiya. He had criticized him countless times, but it was useless. This Guy still did whatever he pleased, and Teacher had basically stopped expecting much from him.

Naturally, that was why Teacher had been utterly stunned when Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru were eventually placed together under the personal instruction of the Third Hokage.

Hiko gave Tsunade a casual glance, rubbed his eyes to wake himself up a little more, and listened attentively.

"Uchiha Hiko, don't you leave!!!"

Little Loli Tsunade had been thinking about it the entire time. When school ended, she stood at the door like a guardian deity and blocked Hiko inside the classroom.

Hiko shrugged, folded his arms, and sat on top of his desk, watching the others leave one by one. They wanted to stay and watch the show, but under Tsunade's glare that clearly said, If you don't leave, I'm going to start beating people up, they obediently departed. Even Orochimaru and Jiraiya were no exceptions.

No one wanted to offend Tsunade at a time like this. Otherwise, the pent-up fury she had built up toward Hiko would explode directly onto their heads.

"Ha~~~~ Alright, everyone's gone. So, how do you want to gamble? Say it."

Everyone who needed to leave had left. Only Tsunade and Hiko remained in the classroom. Hiko yawned boredly, signaling for Tsunade to hurry up. He did not have much time to waste chatting nonsense with her.

But the less Hiko seemed to care, the more Tsunade's teeth itched with anger!

"You just wait."

Gritting her teeth, Tsunade truly wanted to bite Hiko to death. He was the one who had proposed the bet, yet now he was asking her how they should gamble? Did he want her to move the Casino into this classroom?

Her pair of pale little hands kept feeling around her body. Tsunade's actions made Hiko want to laugh. Could it be that she had hidden some gambling tools on her?

"What are you laughing at?!"

Tsunade shot him an annoyed glare. Very quickly, she placed two dice in her small hand and smacked!~ them onto the desk. As she looked at Hiko, the provocation in her eyes needed no explanation.

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